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He proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Intrepid and was a proud member of the Chester Golden Age Senior Club for 17 years. Gregory was a compassionate man of great principles who had a good sense of humor. Locally, he was a member of St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, where he served as a greeter, Eucharistic Minister, and taught CCD.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Fannie Jackson; his daughters, Barbara Caputo and her husband, Christopher, and their children, Meagan Caputo, LT Anthony Caputo, and Jacqueline Caputo, and Mary Jackson and her daughters, Veronica and Frances Dickel; his son, Dr. Gregory E. Jackson Jr. and his wife, Natalie, and their children, Mia and Alexander Jackson; great-grandson, Alexander Gregory Denney; and sister, Anita Engley.

He was predeceased by his brothers, Kenneth and Joseph Jackson.

Visitation was held Feb. 6 at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Middletown, N.Y. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Feb. 7 at St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, Route 17K, Bullville, N.Y. Burial with Military honors will follow in Orange County Veterans Cemetery in Goshen, N.Y.